7 Ups & 3 Downs From WWE Raw (Sept 5)

5. Three Matches Set For Next Week

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When was the last time that WWE set up three matches during the course of an episode of Raw for the following week?

Yes, they’ve announced a few at the tail end of a show (the Madison Square Garden Raw comes to mind), but during Monday’s program, match after match was announced.

Iyo Sky and Dakota Kai announced that they’d face Raquel Rodriguez & Aliyah for the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship next week in a rematch from last week’s tournament final, which saw Aliyah “pin” Kai (who was not legal) to win the titles.

Johnny Gargano announced that he will return to in-ring action for the first time in nine months next week, which should give fans a chance to see what he can do.

And Rhea Ripley shared that Dominik Mysterio (who apparently isn’t cutting his own promos anymore) has challenged Edge to a match next week, conveniently after Judgment Day bashed the Rated-R Superstar’s knee.

Right there, that’s half your show announced before you’ve gotten to the main event. That’s pretty impressive by WWE standards. Now do it again.

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Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.